Middle of last year, my daughter asked me if she could get a puppy for a Christmas present and I refused because having a dog as a pet here in Australia is very expensive. So I suggested some alternatives to her and we both agreed that I will get her a small animal such as a hamster or a guinea pig.
It was the 16th of October 2009, while waiting for my kids' class to finish I decided to drop by to a pet shop close to my children's school. And it was in there that I saw a 9 weeks old female guinea pig whose fur is different from the rest. She has a black, long and curly fur, just like a poodle's fur! She was so tamed and I fell in love with her at that very moment. The kids were also very excited to see her although at first they wanted a male one because the name that they had in mind is for a male guinea pig. It was my youngest son who suggested that we call our new pet Chelsea.
At first, Chelsea was scared of us. She froze when she hears our voices but later on, she become accustomed to us. She knew mine and my daughter's voices very well (some people said that guinea pigs have poor eyesight but very good hearing). Whenever we call her she runs immediately to her cage door and will let us pat her. She likes being cuddled and loves having a bath. She loves lettuce, eggplant and grapes leaves and carrots with the skin peeled off! She is also very gentle to small kids...a truly adorable little creature!
My daughter once told me that she wish that Chelsea will stay with us for a longer time...one, two or five years will do. But sad to say we only had her for almost 2 and a half months. She left us last Wednesday, 30th of December 2009. Others may find it odd, but I cried heaps when I found her dead.
She may be small but the joy that Chelsea gave to us was so enormous...
